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  • How could an ITaP help you teach more history?

      Primary History article
    Sharing our classrooms with a student teacher has changed over recent years, as the DfE has become increasingly interested in the ITT curriculum seamlessly integrating into school placement experiences. Part of this relates to ITaPs. This article outlines an ITaP designed by the University of Reading. Not only does it...
    How could an ITaP help you teach more history?

  • An approach to teaching the British Civil Wars in the primary classroom

      Primary History article
    Denise Greany and Andrew Hopper show how to make the British Civil Wars of the mid-seventeenth century readily accessible to primary-aged children by focusing on the experiences of people who lived through these tumultuous times. 
    An approach to teaching the British Civil Wars in the primary classroom

  • The Brontë sisters: teaching local history through a focus on one remarkable family

      Primary History article
    Lorna Spencer’s focus on the Brontë sisters as a significant local family provides an insight into both their lives and their challenges, and how far these can be compared with those of different classes of people in the locality. Their experiences can also be related to wider issues, such as...
    The Brontë sisters: teaching local history through a focus on one remarkable family

  • Learning history through the lens of artefacts

      Primary History article
    Lindsay Marshall is a primary school teacher and subject leader for history in a primary school on the Wirral. She has embedded the use of artefacts throughout her school’s curriculum. In this article Lindsay outlines the importance of allowing children to ‘get up close and personal’ with history in order...
    Learning history through the lens of artefacts

  • Pull-out posters: Primary History 101

      The British Civil Wars; Young Quills 2025
    Poster 1: The British Civil Wars Poster 2: Young Quills 2025
    Pull-out posters: Primary History 101

  • Why history matters? Round Table discussion podcast

      Podcasts
    Podcast of the round table discussion available here!The History Matters Annual Conference in May saw the best turnout we've had for some time with a healthy and representative mix of HA members. Our thanks to all those who contributed their time and energy in delivering workshops and lectures. Our afternoon...
    Why history matters? Round Table discussion podcast

  • Primary Outstanding History Providers

      Bare Trees Primary School
    What does it mean to be an outstanding provider of primary history? What does this look like? The best way to answer these questions is to see for yourself. N.B. This unit was produced a number of years ago and shows some examples of what Ofsted considered outstanding history teaching....
    Primary Outstanding History Providers

  • Primary Outstanding History Providers

      Whitwell Primary School
    What does it mean to be an outstanding provider of primary history? What does this look like? The best way to answer these questions is to see for yourself. N.B. This unit was produced a number of years ago and shows some examples of what Ofsted considered outstanding history. We...
    Primary Outstanding History Providers

  • Primary Outstanding History Providers

      Collis Primary School
    What does it mean to be an outstanding provider of primary history? What does this look like? The best way to answer these questions is to see for yourself. N.B. This unit was produced a number of years ago and shows some examples of what Ofsted considered outstanding history. We...
    Primary Outstanding History Providers

  • Coroners, communities, and the Crown: mapping death and justice in late medieval England

      Historian article
    Life in medieval cities could be violent and dangerous, and the records generated by state officials charged with regulating that violence offer invaluable insight into everyday life. Stephanie Emma Brown takes us behind the scenes of the recently launched Medieval Murder Map project, which was based on coroners’ rolls, to...
    Coroners, communities, and the Crown: mapping death and justice in late medieval England

  • Imperial spaces of a ‘miniature world’: the case of Rugby School, c.1828–1850

      Historian article
    English public schools in the nineteenth century were training grounds not just for society’s elites but also for careers in Britain’s imperial service. In this article, Holly Hiscox explores the ways in which schools such as Rugby provided pupils with a miniature world of domestic and professional life which prepared...
    Imperial spaces of a ‘miniature world’: the case of Rugby School, c.1828–1850

  • From our branches: Conwy Borough Branch

      Historian feature
    A new branch of the Historical Association has recently opened in North Wales. In this article, branch founders Morgan Ditchburn and Gemma Campbell introduce themselves and provide an exciting account of the present and future activities of the Conwy Borough Historical Association Branch...
    From our branches: Conwy Borough Branch

  • Doing history: Contemporary narratives and the legacy of the Dagenham Ford Factory Strike of 1968

      Historian feature
    In this article, Zubin Burley looks at how a visit to the local archive can transform our understanding of an important event in British social history...
    Doing history: Contemporary narratives and the legacy of the Dagenham Ford Factory Strike of 1968

  • Creating drawings and environmental narratives for developing historical thinking

      Primary History article
    This article is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today Maria Vlachaki explores her home city of Thessaloniki, Greece with...
    Creating drawings and environmental narratives for developing historical thinking

  • ‘Nothing was easy’: Viewing war, empire and racism through the eyes of a local Windrush migrant

      Primary History article
    This article is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today Andrew Wrenn shares examples from a fascinating project with which...
    ‘Nothing was easy’: Viewing war, empire and racism through the eyes of a local Windrush migrant

  • Writing in Primary History edition 1 and 100: has there been a dramatic shift?

      Primary History article
    This article is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today Tim Lomas was astounded and partly horrified that he was...
    Writing in Primary History edition 1 and 100: has there been a dramatic shift?

  • Pull-out posters: Primary History 100

      Exploring the early 1990s; Train travel
    These resources are free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today   Poster 1: Exploring the early 1990s Poster 2: Train travel has...
    Pull-out posters: Primary History 100

  • Primary History 100

      Primary History article
    This article is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today It is difficult to remember the precarious position of history in...
    Primary History 100

  • Artificial intelligence’s ChatGPT program: a powerful tool for teaching 7- to 11-year-olds history

      Primary History article
    This article is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today In Jon Nichol’s ‘Voice from the past’, he considers how...
    Artificial intelligence’s ChatGPT program: a powerful tool for teaching 7- to 11-year-olds history

  • History through children’s voices

      Primary History article
    This article is free to everyone. For access to hundreds of other high-quality resources by primary history experts along with free or discounted CPD and membership of a thriving community of teachers and subject leaders, join the Historical Association today In this article, we explore examples of children’s writing, from...
    History through children’s voices

  • Pull-out posters: Primary History 99

      Kate Greenaway; Kate Greenaway Medal timeline
    Poster 1: Kate Greenaway; Poster 2: The Kate Greenaway Medal (now the Carnegie Medal for Illustration) – timeline
    Pull-out posters: Primary History 99

  • Using children’s illustrators as a focus for learning about ‘Past and Present’ in EYFS

      Primary History article
    The EYFS framework places a key emphasis on the value of giving children rich encounters with stories and picture books. With World Book Day just around the corner, this article suggests how a focus on children’s illustrators could be used to develop children’s understanding of ‘past and present’...
    Using children’s illustrators as a focus for learning about ‘Past and Present’ in EYFS

  • Developing disciplinary knowledge: how and why castles and forts developed

      Primary History article
    Disciplinary knowledge is often identified as a key area of development by subject leaders. In this article, Susie Townsend explores the concepts of change, continuity and causation through the lens of forts and castles. Emphasizing the importance of enquiry, she provides a range of historical activities that could be used in...
    Developing disciplinary knowledge: how and why castles and forts developed

  • Little coins, big histories

      Primary History article
    In this article, Damienne Clarke examines how coins can be used as a focus for history teaching and learning in Key Stage One. She describes the emergence of coins from older systems of bartering, as well as their role as tokens of commemoration for significant people and events. This article provides...
    Little coins, big histories

  • Exploring the history of space

      Primary History article
    Children have long been captivated by the idea of space exploration and this year marks the anniversary of several significant events, including the 50th anniversary of the European Space Agency and the 10th anniversary of Tim Peake’s launch to the International Space Station. In this article, Kate Rigby explores how...
    Exploring the history of space